they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused there were mock shootings. it can be very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were in the back of what you would think of as a minivan. as we were driving along the road, the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gun fight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. we spent the night with them. we didn't get much sleep. we're very happy to be here. we're in good health. we're okay. everyone was great. nbc was fantastic in informing our families and keeping people up-to-date, keeping the story quiet. but while we're obviously very happy, there are many people who are still not at liberty to do this kind of thing. they're still hostages. there are still people who don't have their freedom insi